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GIVING UP AND TAKING ON
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Most of us learned early, the practice of "giving up" something for
Lent. This practice does have a time honored flip side. It is
"taking on" something for Lent. What can we give up and what can we
take on that enables us, during Lent and the time following, to see
Jesus more clearly, to love Jesus more nearly, to follow Jesus more
nearly day by day? During the rest of this
Lent and the time following, Joy congregation will take up
something. We will add a second opportunity to worship on Sunday
morning. The Sunday morning schedule at Joy will look like this:
Worship
(Contemporary) - 8:15 am
Sunday School for all - 9:15 am
Worship (Traditional)
-10:30 am.
The 8:15
am worship will follow the format we have used on Saturday
evening. The music/hymns/songs will be
contemporary.
The 10:30 am will
continue in its traditional
style. Holy Communion will be celebrated/offered at
both services. At its February meeting Joy's Council approved this
Sunday
schedule
for
use Sunday, March 7 through Sunday, May 30. Adding this
early morning service will be evaluated after this thirteen Sunday
trial.
LENT 2010
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On the Sundays in Lent during the sermon/homily we are
considering
prophet Jonah and his travels as described
in the Old Testament
book of Jonah. We do this as we also travel to the hill of Calvary
and the
garden grave.
On Wednesdays in Lent we gather for supper at 6 pm. Supper is served
until 7
pm. At 7 pm we assemble in the worship area to sing Evening Prayer
and spend a few moments of devotion looking at the heart of Jesus.
Here is the schedule and supper assignment.
March 3 - Education/Youth Comm.
March 10 - Stewardship Comm.
March 17 - Property Comm.
March 24 - Finance Comm.